Car roof



April 4, 1939. w. E. BIKLE j 2,153,070

CAR ROOF Filed June 28, 1'95? INVENTOR WILLIAM E.BIKLE wmmm ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 4, 1939 2,153,070

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFici:

CAR ROOF William E. Bikle, Park Ridge, 111., assignor, by mesne assignments, to Standard Railway Equipment Manufacturing Company, a corporation of Delaware Application June 28, 1937, Serial No. 150,840

4 Claims. (01. 108-54) The invention relates. to car roofs and has more by means of a bolt G or other securing means. particular reference to a common means for sup- This strip extends transversely of the roof being porting the running board above the roof and a further attached thereto by additional hangers ceiling beneath the same. To this end, the in- H. I is the ceiling shown as formed of match 5 vention consists in the construction as hereinboards which are nailed or otherwise fastened 5 after set forth. to the strip F.

In the drawing: After the roofing sheets are assembled and Figure 1 is a vertical cross section through a their flanges B welded to each other, the memportion of a car roof showing my improvement ber C may be inserted through the recesses and applied thereto; then secured and sealed by welding along both 10 Figure 2 is a longitudinal section on line 2-2 sides thereof. The hangers H may also be atof Figure 1; tached to the roof at such time. However, the Figure 3 is a similar View showing a slightly mounting of the running board and the placing modified construction; of the ceiling may be performed at any time sub-- Figure 4 is a sectional plan view taken. subsequent to the forming of the roof and without 16 stantially on line 44 of Figure 1. additional brackets or hangers.

In the present state of the art, running boards While I have described separate members C on.

are usually mounted upon. the roof through the opposite sides of the ridge, it is obvious that these medium of saddles which extend across the ridge. might be made integral with a member extending 2 These saddles. are connected to the roof in various across the ridge provided with the depending 20 ways and at their upper ends are provided with portions G a flange or shelf to which the running boards are What I claim as my invention is: attached. Certain. constructions of cars are also 1. In a metallic car roof, a member extending provided with a ceiling beneath the roof attached through said roof and supported thereby having thereto by hangers. With my improved construoa portion depending beneath the same forming 0:, tion portions of the saddle are extended through a ceiling support, and a portion extending upthe roof and form. the hangers for supporting ward for supporting a. running board. the ceiling. 2. In a car roof, the combination with roofing In detail, A is a car roof which is formed of sheets having abutting vertically extending 31) adjacent roofing sheets having vertical flanges flanges secured to each other, of a member ex- B We d d each otheron pp Sides 0f e tending between said flanges. and supported thereridge these flanges B have pressed or otherwise by having a portion above the roof for supportformed therein recesses for the passage through ing a, running board, and a portion depending the roof of a member 0. This member has a beneath the roof for supporting a ceiling. Dori/i011 C1 of a Width and thickness to t W t n 3. In a car roof, the combination with roofing 35 said recess and of a length to project a predesheets having vertically extending abutting termined distance beneath the roof. Above the flanges secured to each other, of a pair of memp o C1 is a portion of greater Width forming bers upon opposite sides of the ridge extending shoulders C for resting on the: roof, said portion. between Said flanges and supported thereby it) extending upward piedetermined distanc? above ing portions depending beneath the roof forming the roof- D 15 budge member extending a ceiling support, and portions extending above tween, the members C t sewed thereto at the roof forming a support for the running board. opposite ends. As shown 1n Figure 2, the member 4 In a car roof the combination with roofing D is in the form of an angle bar, the vertical flange of which is secured to the portion C of the sheets havmg Vertlcany extending a'buttmg member C by bolts D1 In the modified construc flanges secured to each other, of a pair of memtion shown in Figure 3, the portion C is provided berg upon opposite sides of the ridge extending with a laterally extending fl ng 4 to which the between said flanges and supported thereby havbridge member D is bolted, as indicated at D2 ing portions depending beneath the roof forming The memberD forms adirect support for the runceihng SuppQTt', P01110115 extendlng above the hing board E attached thereto by bolts E while roof, and brldee member secured to and exthe upwardly extending portion C of the memtending between Said DOItiOHS ext nding above her C forms the support for the member D. The the roof and forming pp for the u n portion C depending beneath the roof has a strip board.

F attached thereto, preferably at one side thereof, WILLIAM E. BIKLE. 

